she knows what she can do, she’s as soft as a zephyr and as strong as a storm; she knows how to begin a thing carefully, and to have her own way. She is my soft temper, and the father is my hard one. They are two, and yet one; they each call the other ‘My half...
1.NauticalAs close as possible to the direction the wind is blowing from. 2.Close to danger. down the wind NauticalDownwind. in the wind Likely to occur; in the offing:Big changes are in the wind. into the wind NauticalIn the same or nearly the same direction as the wind is blowing ...
The exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood capillaries is called ___. a. Passes air from pharynx into windpipe; site of sound production b. Resonates sound; not part of pharynx c. Opening from oral cavity into pharynx d. Car...
while larger prey are torn into smaller pieces before being swallowed. Some Owl species will partially pluck bird and larger mammal prey. They also have a hole in the tongue known as theglottisin birds, which is the entrance to the trachea or windpipe. ...
18.The study of sounds used in linguistic communication led to the establishment of ___A___. It is concerned with all the sounds that occur in the world’s language. A. phonetics B. semantics C. morphology 19.Air coming from the lungs and through the windpipe passes through the ___C...
the device comprising a cuffed balloon which blocks the trachea below the glottis and through which a ventilating cannula is passed, with the cuffed balloon when filled or inflated and freely unfolded without any limitation, being larger than when placed in the trachea in an inflated state, and ...
The first point where it is possible to modify the air-stream is at the top of the windpipe, which ends in a bony structure called the LARYNX. Inside the larynx are the VOCAL CORDS. They are in fact two folds of membrane (hence also the name vocal folds), which are fixed together ...
When you cough, your windpipe contracts. The speed, v, with which air comes out depends on the radius, r, of your windpipe. If R is the normal (rest) radius of your windpipe, then for r ≤ R, the speed is given by: v = a(R − r)r2 where a is a positive constant. What ...
If a smoker quits before cancer actually starts, even if the cells are in a precancerous state, the process is highly reversible. Cilia regeneration starts in about 3 days once smoking stops. Even if cilia has been destroyed and not present for years, the lining tissue of the windpipe will...
Because of the addictive nature of cocaine, synthetics such as Novocain were substituted. Intratracheal anesthesia, which involves introducing anesthetic through a tube in the trachea (windpipe in the throat), was pioneered by New York City surgeon George Fell (1850-1918) and perfected in 1909 ...